“Moon” in every Philippine language
Moon across 9 languages, and what the differences tell you.
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Side by side
| Language | Moon |
|---|---|
| English | Moon |
| Tagalog | Buwan |
| Ilocano | Bulan |
| Cebuano | Bulan |
| Hiligaynon | Bulan |
| Waray | Bulan |
| Bikol | Bulan |
| Kapampangan | Bulan |
| Pangasinan | Bulan |
What the pattern shows
Seven of the eight kept 'bulan'; Tagalog alone shifted the l to w. The same word means 'month' in all of them.
Where they agree
- Bulan — Ilocano, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Bikol, Kapampangan, Pangasinan
Standing alone: English (Moon) and Tagalog (Buwan).
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Where this comes from
This row is one of 84 concept pages drawn from a parallel set of everyday vocabulary held across nine languages. You can browse all of them, download the whole set under CC BY-SA 4.0, or paste text to find out which language it is.
Compiled from published general reference and pending review by native speakers. If something here is wrong in a language you speak, please tell us.